Just a slight puff of air is as loud as an ordinary whistle. A really hard blow is so loud that it leaves your ears ringing.

Mark Noble was the only candidate in Ohio's 15th Congressional district who was "A-rated" by the Gun Owners of America (GOA). As the only BFA endorsed candidate running for Columbus City Council in 2011, he came within 5% of a victory.

Hence it is, that democracies have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have, in general, been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths

You need to add a few of those flashlights that they sell at gun shows for about 2 dollars that don't use batteries. All you have to do is shake them and hit the on bottom. When the light goes out all you have to do is shake them again.

I have two of those...one or the other is in or near my BOB most of the time...

Hence it is, that democracies have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have, in general, been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths

You Guys should check out www.bladeforums.com they have a wilderness and survival sum-forum on blade forums....they run great BOB/survival related threads routinely.

I am constantly revising my gear for my BOB and Hunting/hiking PSK based on info/experiences there. I have gone from the kitchen sink approach...to minimalising gear and learning new bushcraft/woodsman skills.

I got to take emergency field care at tactical defense institute last year. Wow that was a good class. I figured since I've been a paramedic for a while what all could they teach me. It turns our ALOT. You can put as much work into a first aid kit as you want. The key seems though the more you put in it the heavier it is going to be. I think I still have some notes on what our instructor thought would do good. (he is an emergency room doc and survival nut- and boy was he cool). I'll post a few things today that I think go well in a kit because they are light and have several uses. You can do a search and find some of the stuff on line and pretty cheap:

SAM splint
Israeli bandage
small roll of duct tape(stops all sorts of bleeding)
emergency blanket (You wouldn't believe how well it works)
silvadene cream( takes the place of neosporin and is great for burns)